TV channels & antenna towers in Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania

Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania has a population of about 1,230. Our map shows 43 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 19 full-power, 5 Class A, 8 low-power and 11 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Shenandoah Heights, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WPMT), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 6 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NE, at about 35°. The main network towers for Shenandoah Heights sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WYOU, WBRE-TV, WNEP-TV and WOLF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles northeast of Shenandoah Heights (35° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shenandoah Heights at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Shenandoah Heights, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Shenandoah Heights is WNEP-TV (ABC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WPMT (Fox), 48 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 22 stations at fair strength or better, Shenandoah Heights ranks 549th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 30 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

44% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Hazleton, 15 miles away.